1965
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Bell Tower
Nolen Swinburne and Associates,
1965
* big
tower,
bells
* Berks Mall between 12th and 13th.
* On the Temple Campus tour.
* See also:
+Bell Tower Webcam
+Nolen-Swinburne page from philadelphiabuildings.org
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Benjamin Franklin and His Kite
Agnes Yarnell,
1965
* Statue of Benjamin Franklin
* small
standing person,
kite
* Coxe Park.
South Side of Cherry, just East of 22nd.
* See also:
+The Electric Franklin
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John B. Kelly
Harry Rosin,
1965
* Statue of John B. Kelly
* seated person,
boat,
water
* This is the father of the Kelly for whom the drive was named
* inscription:
Olympic Champion Singles 1920, Doubles 1920, Doubles 1924
* North end of the Reviewing Stands.
River side of Kelly Drive.
* On the Kelly Drive tour.
* Exhibits: Athletic
* See also:
+michenermuseum.org's Harry Rosin page
+wikipedia.org's Jack Kelly page
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Milkweed Pod
Clark B. Fitz-Gerald,
1965
* big
fountain,
plant
* Courtyard.
Behind the Rohm and Haas building, West side of 6th street between Chestnut and Market (go up the steps and through the underpass).
* On the Independence Mall tour.
* See also:
+The sculpture of Clark Fitz-Gerald from sfitzgeraldfineart.com
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Spring Garden Street - West River Drive Bridges
1965 (year of current bridge)
* small
bridges and other buildings,
trees,
water
* inscription:
- The Collossus -
Wooden covered bridge - span 540 feet
Longest arch bridge in the world
Opened to traffic - April 28, 1813
Destroyed by fire - September 1, 1838
Replaced by wire bridge in 1842
- Wire Bridge -
Wire cable suspension bridge - span 357 feet
First cable suspension bridge
for vehicles in America
Opened to traffic - January 2, 1842
Replaced by Spring Garden Bridge in 1875
- Spring Garden Bridge -
Double deck truss bridge - span 355 feet
Spring Garden Street - upper deck
Callowhill Street - lower deck
Opened to traffic - July 10, 1875
Replaced by the present structures
* Bridge wall.
Center City end, Art Museum side of the Spring Garden Bridge.
* On the Museum Grounds tour.
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Tiger at Bay
Albino Manca,
1965
* tiger
* Kelly Drive, just West of Fairmount, across from the Azalea Garden.
* On the Kelly Drive tour.
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Tuscan Girl Fountain
Oskar Stonorov,
Jorio Vivarelli,
1965
* fountain,
four people,
one standing,
three not standing,
globe
* Wall.
Southwest corner, Cherry and the Parkway.
* On the Parkway tour.
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